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- Updated: June 4, 2016
HOUSTON — Fresh off a mission trip to Haiti, former Astros slugger Lance Berkman was honored at Minute Maid Park on Friday night along with the Second Baptist High School team he led to the TAPPS Class 4A state championship last month.
Berkman, considered one of the Astros’ greatest players after hitting .296 with 326 homers and 1,090 RBIs in 12 seasons in Houston, just finished his first season as the school’s head baseball coach. His staff includes former Astros and Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte, who’s the pitching coach.
“I really appreciate the Astros organization and front office for giving us this chance to come down here,” Berkman said. “It’s neat for the kids. Every time they come down to a place like this, their eyes are so wide and they’re looking at all the guys, and it’s just neat to see them.
“They’re really, first and foremost, huge fans of the game and they follow the Astros, and I hear them talking about it at practice all the time. To get to …
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